China Star

This place opened up a few weeks ago and I am glad a Chinese restaurant is FINALLY near me and I don’t have to go to Atlanta… or do I? Thier food is good, the place is CLEAN and nice inside. The people are friendly and nice — but I had an issue with what they call chow mein — it seems nobody out here knows what chow mein is — although I see what I want in the first image on Wikipedia! The WORDS CHOW MEIN literally means «STIR FRIED NOODLES» — but I got a dish with not ONE NOODLE in it. When I called the restaurant the first time the cashier explained that they don’t use noodles, and had a whole description of how their chow mein is a all vegetables, except for the chosen meat. I was about to accept that until I saw the menu and it states «Chow Mein (with fried noodles)» Then it was round two. I spoke to her and another person (the cook) and I was told they forgot the noodle. I was wondering how they forgot the noodles when they are stir-​fried in — and then she says «It’s a noodle packet, like crackers like what you get for soup…». I told her I have been eating Chow Mein — specifically Beef Chow Mein for 30 years and have NEVER had a chow mein dish without stir-​fried noodles! SHe acted like she never heard of it. Go ahead and look at the Wikipedia page at
— THAT is CHOW MEIN. Its not the same as Lo Mein either (gack!). Looks like my search for Chow Mein in the Georgia (Atlanta Metro) is not over, sadly. Their food was good, but not what I expected or am looking for at all.